Goals

STUDENTS WILL:
Be independent thinkers. Students will analyze information from the perspective of their own cultural background as
well as new perspectives acquired through reading.
Express themselves in English and French, which will allow them to find jobs beyond factory work, or even to create their own businesses.
Pass baccalauréat exam and pursue further studies
at university.
Be open-minded and develop a love of books and reading.

A master can tell you
what he expects of you.
A teacher, though awakens
your own expectations.

Patricia Neal

Faculty

The Chrysalis School has 16 part-time teachers, who all have at least 5 years of teaching experience, in addition to the director, who also teaches the school’s English language classes.

Students

As of January 2008, the school has 215 students, and enrollment continues to increase slowly from the original 126 students in the fall of 2006. The students range in age from 12 to 19 and most come from a middle-class background. In Madagascar, this means that most of their parents can just barely afford the school fees of about five dollars per month.

Director

The school’s director,
Graziella MASINDRAZANA,
is also a part-time lecturer at the English department of the University of Madagascar in Antananarivo. She has a master’s degree and DEA (post-graduate degree in the French educational system) from the University of Madagascar, and is currently working on a PhD thesis focused on the roles of women in Malagasy and Native American mythology. She is married and has three young children.

Curriculum

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